B.A. Degree — History Major
In addition to the general education requirements, History majors must complete 34 semester hours as described below:
- Core Requirements 13 s.h.
- HIST1310 World Civilizations I 3 s.h.
- HIST1320 World Civilizations II 3 s.h.
- HIST2400 Historical Inquiry 3 s.h.
- HIST/POLS4900 Senior Seminar I 1 s.h.
- HIST/POLS4910 Senior Seminar II 3 s.h.
- Pre-1800 Courses 3 s.h.
- Students complete one of the following courses:
- HIST2340 Middle Eastern Civilizations I 3 s.h.
- HIST/RELG3520 History of Christianity - The Last 1000 Years 3 s.h.
- HIST3600 The Ancient Mediterranean World 3 s.h.
- HIST3620 The Middle Ages 3 s.h.
- HIST2902 Topics in History: Gender and Women's History 3 s.h.
- Survey Courses 6 s.h.
- Students complete two of the following courses:
- HIST2360 Middle Eastern Civilizations II 3 s.h.
- HIST2410 United States History to 1865 3 s.h.
- HIST2420 United States History Since 1865 3 s.h.
- HIST2901 Topics in History: Latin American Survey 3 s.h.
- Specialized Upper Division Courses 9 s.h.
- Students complete three of the following courses:
- HIST3100 Civil War and Reconstruction 3 s.h.
- HIST/POLS3240 American Constitutional History 3 s.h.
- HIST3300 The Vietnam War 3 s.h.
- HIST3360 The Civil Rights Movement 3 s.h.
- HIST/POLS3370 The American Presidency 3 s.h.
- HIST/POLS3460 United States Foreign Relations 3 s.h.
- HIST/POLS3470 British Foreign Relations 3 s.h.
- HIST3550 Recent United States History 3 s.h.
- HIST3640 Early Modern Europe, 1350 - 1815 3 s.h.
- HIST3660 Modern Europe, 1789 - Present 3 s.h.
- HIST3530 History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 3 s.h.
- Additional History Electives 3 s.h.
- Students must take an additional history course of their choice.
Students are strongly encourage to take at least two semesters of a foreign or classical language.
